Gotta Watch'em All - A Pokémon Anime Podcast

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 142 Watch the video version of this podcast at: http://patreon.com/pokemonprofessor  This episode is a bit of a wildcard, with an interesting plot direction, right from the start. Ash and the party are walking in Palmpona when they meet Benny and his Wobbuffet. What makes it interesting is that from the get-go, Benny is looking to trade away his Wobuffett, even though he...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 141 Recording Date: 5/18/26 Publish Date: 5/24/26 Watch the video version of this podcast at: http://patreon.com/pokemonprofessor  Ash was quick to leave Azalea town after acquiring the Hive Badge, and the party is on their way through Ilex Forest. They stumble on a young Trainer who is having a hard time getting his Farfetch’d to properly use cut. Sylvester introduces h...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 140: Gettin’ The Bugs Out Recording Date: 5/4/2026 Publish Date: 5/5/2026 Watch the video version of this podcast at: http://patreon.com/pokemonprofessor  Pokémon the Series original air dates: Japan: 4/20/2000 USA: 3/17/2001 This episode wastes absolutely no time getting right down to it! We closed last week’s episode knowing that we were on the way to the Azalea Town G...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 139: Going Apricorns Recording Date: 4/27/2026 Publish Date: 5/3/2026 Watch the video version of this podcast at: http://patreon.com/pokemonprofessor  We finally make it to Azalea Town! We also get one step closer to understanding the GS Ball! We see Ash hand off the GS Ball to Kurt, who is excited to take a closer look. We won’t have closure on this part of this story a...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 138 Recording Date: 4/13/2026 Publish Date: 4/14/2026 Watch the video version of this podcast at: http://patreon.com/pokemonprofessor  After what seemed like a million episodes of journeying to Azalea Town, it is finally time for us to arrive! As the party approaches the city, the heat begins to get to them, forcing them to take a break. Misty has the great idea to bring...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 137 Recording Date: 4/6/2026 Publish Date: 4/7/2027 Watch the video version of this podcast at: http://patreon.com/pokemonprofessor  With last week’s episode leaving us just outside Azalea Town, we surely should be arriving there this episode… right? The narrator takes the wind out of our Azalea Town sails almost immediately as we see the party lost in the woods, when we...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 136 Recording Date: 3/30/2026 Publish Date: 3/31/2026 Watch the video version of this podcast at: http://patreon.com/pokemonprofessor  After the last few episodes focused on a single Pokémon and a unique city or village themed to that Pokémon, we are excited to give it another go and hope that Azalea Town isn’t too far away. This episode starts like most others, with the...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 135 Recording Date: 3/23/2026 Publish Date: 3/24/2026 Watch the video version of this podcast at: http://patreon.com/pokemonprofessor  Last week we had a fun episode where we met some interesting characters, Gligar Man and his daughter Gligirl who live in a mystery city (because they never told us its name) and boy do they love Gligar there. It carried a similar theme as...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 134 Recording Date: 3/16/2026 Publish Date: 3/17/2026 Watch the video version of this podcast at: http://patreon.com/pokemonprofessor  Ash and crew are still on their long journey to Azalea Town, which seems like it is taking forever! The amount of strange detours and a diverse cast of characters continues to interrupt their mission, as we are introduced to Latoya and he...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 133: Foul Weather Friends Recording Date: 2/16/2026 Publish Date: 2/17/2026 Watch the video version of this podcast at: http://patreon.com/pokemonprofessor  Last week we saw Ash battling with his Chikorita, who was not feeling exactly like itself. It turned out it was just a but jealous of Pikachu and it decided to prove its worth in battle. This week we see a similar sc...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast Recording Date: 2/9/2026 Publish Date: 2/14/2026 Watch the video version of this podcast at: http://patreon.com/pokemonprofessor  Last week we saw Ash and the party run into another sidewinder of a story arc, on their way to Azalea Town. When the group is feeling parched they stumbled across a water pipe to drink from, where they meet Sonrisa, who fills their canteens an...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast Recording Date: 1/26/2026 Publish Date: 1/28/2026 Watch the video version of this podcast at: http://patreon.com/pokemonprofessor  After last week’s trek to Charicific Valley, we have another unique episode that focuses on a specific Pokémon. Grin to Win takes us to Bloomingvale where we meet Sonrisa and a town filled with Sunflora Trainers. With the Sunflora Festival br...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 130 - Charizard’s Burning Ambitions Recording Date: 1/19/2026 Publish Date: 1/20/2026 Watch the video version of this podcast at: http://patreon.com/pokemonprofessor  After last episode’s battle with the Arbotank, Team Rocket is going to have to pull something out really bug, I mean, big, if they want to take on the twerps! This time we see the party continuing on their...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 129 Recording Date - 1/5/26 Publish Date - 1/12/26 Watch the video version of this podcast at: http://patreon.com/pokemonprofessor  Last episode we saw the crew meet Wilhomena and her Marill while Misty had the opportunity to kick some butt, leading to two Team Rocket blast offs! This episode Team Rocket is back for revenge, bringing one of their biggest gimmicks yet, th...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 128: For Crying Out Loud Recording Date - 12/15/25 Publish Date - 12/19/25 As we settle back in to releasing the Podcast, we have figured out what our plan is for episodes going forward. Starting next week with Episode 129, audio podcasts will be released on all platforms and the video podcast will be available on Patreon! In this week’s episode we are watching, “For Cry...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 127 Recording Date - 12/01/25 Publish Date - 12/05/25 The Gotta Watch’em All Podcast is BACK! After a seriously long hiatus, we are back to watch along with the anime! Adam has decided to step back from the podcast to focus on Lured Up and Special Conditions, so Lane from Good Morning Johto is taking his chair! This week we are watching “Fighting Fire with Flyer!”. This...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast Recording Date - 2/20/23 Publish Date - 3/6/2023   We have plenty to watch on this episode beginning with the second episode of Hisuan Snow! The incredible animation and score make this show a pleasure to watch and the story has us as confused as ever! We are already excited to watch the next episode to see how things pan out!   Evolutions brings an exceptionally new ani...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast Recording Date - 10/31/2022 Publish Date - 11/19/2022   As we wrap up the spooky season before welcoming in more joyful spirits, Pokémon had curated a collection of spooky episodes to keep you awake at night! Genesect also made an appearance in the headlines of Pokémon TV, in a movie that many are split on!    We follow Blossom’s Dream in thais week’s PokéToon on her mis...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast Recording Date - 10/12/2022 Publish Date - 10/17/2022   Phew! It’s been a while since we have released a Gotta Watch’em All Episode! Thanks for sticking around! In this episode we will get caught up with the latest in Anime news and releases as we work our way through the catalog!   We start off by working through the released Pokétoons, with “Wait For Me Magikarp” being...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 123 Recording Date - 4/12/2022 Publish Date - 4/14/2022   With last episode being filled with action and laughs, we had high hopes for Once In A Blue Moon. Unfortunately, this episode fell a bit short with a less than compelling story and an ending that left both of us confused as to what the point of the show was. While it was great to see Professor Oak and the GS Ball,...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast Recording Date - 3/10/22 Publish Date - 3/19/22   You can now watch along with the Johto Journeys on Pokémon TV! While we have been watching our episodes on Amazon, if looks like we now have a free option! You can also head over to YouTube for almost 10 hours worth of soothing lo-fi Bidoof music!   We absolutely loved Chikorita Rescue! While the episode didn’t follow the...

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Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 120 Recording Date - 1/17/2022 Publish Date - 1/23/2022   We have a bonus animation to watch this week with Pokémon’s release of Bidoof’s Big Stand! This was a super fun, no dialogue animation that we both completely enjoyed! It is so cool how animation and music can lead a narrative!   Our Pokémon The Series episode this week is Snubbull Snobbery! This episode again dep...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 119 Recording Date - 1/10/2022 Publish Date -  1/16/2022   We are back to talk more animation with you! We start with a random conversation about our desire for a Detective Pikachu 2 film. With the financial (and critical) success of the original, it is interesting that a sequel has not been released.    A new Pokétoon has hit Japanese YouTube and we watch it for the fir...

Gotta Watch’em All Podcast 118 Recording Date - 7/13/21 Publish Date - 8/4/21   We have a bunch of new animation to talk about this week! We begin with the newly released Master Journeys Trailer which details how Ash, Goh, and Chloe will have 3 separate missions on their adventure to be Pokémon Trainers. This triple arc format looks to be a ton of fun and will be interesting to watch develop as th...